7. Sony Laptops
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This excellent disassembly guide published at LaptopLogic.com explains how to remove the keyboard and replace the hard drive on a Sony Vaio VGN-SZ series laptop. Unfortunately, you cannot access the hard drive from the bottom of the laptop, it’s necessary to remove the keyboard. The hard drive is located under the palm rest.
If you want […]
How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-S460B laptop
This guide will help you to take apart a Sony Vaio VGN-S460B laptop. The main idea of this guide is replacing the internal memory module and hard drive. In order to replace these parts, you’ll have to take the whole laptop apart.
On this laptop, there is no access to the hard drive without removing the […]
How to disassemble Sony Vaio PCG-K series notebooks. Step-by-step instructions.
The following disassembly guide will explain how to take apart a Sony Vaio PCG-K series notebooks. I created this guide while taking apart a Sony Vaio PCG-K25 notebook but I think you can use the same disassembly steps for all notebooks in PCG-K line.
The main reason to open up the laptop was replacing broken power […]
How to take apart Sony Vaio Z1 series notebook
This guide will help you take apart a Sony Vaio Z1 series notebook. In this notebook all so-called user replaceable parts such as memory module, hard drive, DVD drive, etc… are hidden under the top cover making them hard to access or even find.
For cleaning the cooling fan and heat sink or replacing the memory […]
How to take apart Sony Vaio VGN-FZ220 laptop. Replacing power jack.
These instructions explain how to take apart a Sony Vaio VGN-FZ220 series laptop. I had to replace the DC-IN power jack because it was broken. The jack is soldered to the power harness and can be easily replaced if you have basic soldering skills. Use this guide on your own risk.
You can search for spare parts for Sony […]
How to replace CCFL tube (backlight lamp) in Sony laptop LCD screen
This guide published by www.laptopsockets.co.uk explains how you can replaced the CCFL tube a.k.a. backlight lamp inside the LCD screen removed from a Sony laptop.
WARNING! This guide is only for experienced technicians. The CCFL tube is located INSIDE the LCD screen. In order to replace the CCFL tube you’ll have to remove and disassemble the […]
Taking apart and cleaning Sony Vaio PCG-GRZ630 laptop
Does your Sony Vaio PCG-GRZ630 laptop run hot and shut off on its own? Most likely it happens because the heatsink got clogged with dust and because of that the laptop overheats and shuts off to prevent the CPU damage. This tutorial explains why it happens and how you can fix the problem.
Few Models of […]
Taking apart and upgrading Sony Vaio Z505 laptop
Using the following instructions you will be able to upgrade the hard drive and the memory module in a Sony Vaio Z505 laptop.
The first guide explains how to access the memory slot witch is located under the keyboard.
The stock Vaio came with 128MB memory and can take up to 256MB by adding a 128MB PC100 […]
Replacing hard drive on a Sony Vaio PCG-F630 laptop
This guide provides step-by-step instructions for removing and replacing the hard drive on a Sony Vaio PCG-F630 laptop. Yes, this is an older laptop but some people still have it.
It’s not as easy as Dell or Toshiba because the Sony guys decided to put the hard drive inside and under the keyboard in a not-so-easy-to-access […]
Cleaning Sony Vaio PCG-GRT series laptop
Your Sony laptop overheats and shuts down? Apparently it’s time to take it apart for cleaning. Thank you to this site for illustrated laptop cleaning instructions.
A brief search of the internet revealed that the main shortcoming of the VAIO series of laptops is the lack of cooling capacity. Apparently the overall design of the system […]